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Mc1r Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Mc1r
melanocortin 1 receptor
MGI:99456


Nomenclature History
Synonyms e, extension recessive yellow, Mshra
Genetic Map
Chromosome 8
68.0 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 17)

Sequence Map
Chr8:125930982-125934642 bp, + strand
(From Ensembl annotation of NCBI Build 37)
Ensembl ContigView | UCSC Browser | NCBI Map Viewer

Mouse Genome Browser
Mammalian
homology
human; chimpanzee; cattle; dog, domestic    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Mc1r ± 2 cM)
Protein SuperFamily: melanocortin receptor
TreeFam: TF332646
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic ENSMUSG00000074037 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3661 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_008559 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3670 C57BL/6
polypeptide Q01727 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 315 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(23)
Alleles
and
phenotypes
All alleles(7) : Targeted, knock-out(1) Spontaneous(6)
Mutant alleles at this locus extend or restrict the amount of black pigment (eumelanin) in hair with the opposite effect on yellow pigment (phaeomelanin). Some variants affect pain sensitivity.
Polymorphisms RFLP(1) SNPs within 2kb(38 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
All GO classifications(16)
Process G-protein coupled receptor protein signaling pathway, melanin biosynthetic process...
Component integral to membrane, membrane...
Function G-protein coupled receptor activity, melanocortin receptor activity...
External Resources: MouseFunc
Expression Literature Summary: (2 records)
Data Summary: Assays (1)    Results (20)    Tissues (1)    Images (1)
Theiler Stages: 28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      RT-PCR 1   20
cDNA source data(3)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GENSAT  GEO 
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(6) Genomic(2) cDNA(3) Primer pair(1)
Microarray probesets(2)
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000074037
DoTS DT.91327896, DT.91329383, DT.97375414
UniGene 324942
DFCI TC1588600, TC1604786, TC1639746
Entrez Gene 17199
International Mouse Knockout Project Status Mc1r
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR000276 7TM GPCR, rhodopsin-like
IPR000761 Melanocyte-stimulating hormone receptor
IPR001671 Melanocortin/ACTH receptor
IPR017452 GPCR, rhodopsin-like superfamily
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
References
(Earliest) J:13077 Bateman N, "Sombre, a viable dominant mutant in the house mouse." J Hered 1961;52():186-189
(Latest) J:143333 Cota CD et al., "Genetic and phenotypic studies of the dark-like mutant mouse." Genesis 2008 Oct;46(10):562-73
All references(71)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-15162, MGD-MRK-16225, MGD-MRK-16229, MGD-MRK-9266

Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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last database update
11/20/2009
MGI_4.31
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